Internet-connected lighting could help parents track children in supermarkets; it could assist jet-lagged travellers adjust quickly to new time zones; it could find meeting rooms, desks and colleagues in large workplaces; it could tell retail assistants and their customers the real-time back-of-house stock; and it could personalise lighting automatically by detecting a user’s smartphone.

When Jonathan England, head of property at Maplin and Steven Hewison, lead project manager, first embarked on the gargantuan task of converting the firm’s estate to LED, their knowledge of lighting was limited to say the least.

Fagerhult Lighting was challenged by a sports shop in Tokyo to create a modern and practical lighting design for an unusually dimensioned shop. The extremely high ceilings at 7.7 metres made the typical lighting of a sports shop - dark, with highlighted products - difficult to achieve without losing sight of that same ceiling.

The dim, 'dark cave' of Al Ghurair shopping centre, Dubai, has been brightened up drastically by the efforts of the Reynard Lighting Group. This was achieved without the centre being forced to close for a single day, and allows for a cleaner, more open feel throughout the entire building.

This project featured a huge tower, measuring up to 130 metres, being lit up for night-time viewing. The team also aimed to make this site more of a landmark, which they have achieved by making it so striking and recognisable.

The Dubai Opera house has been illuminated by Neolight Global, in an adaptable and graceful design which spreads throughout the building. The company was responsible for both internal and external design, and suceedede brilliantly, using LEDs for much of the system.

Are you contemplating installing IoT wireless technology? If yes, you will know you need to test the system. Here, you will learn what the challenges and issues are with testing and what you need to consider when offering IoT lighting to clients.

These are just some of the killer apps for connected lighting that are set to change the lighting industry forever. In this special webcast, we’ll explore the apps that are currently on the market and look at what's coming up next.

Grenfell Tower has exposed shortcomings in the way that safety is planned in high-density social housing. This webinar will look at current practice for emergency lighting provision within common parts and living areas and where we anticipate changes will be required in the wake of the on-going public enquiry into the Grenfell tragedy.